What is the process of transcribing DNA to mRNA base pairs?

Transcription is the process in which DNA is used as a template to create a complementary mRNA strand. During transcription, an enzyme called RNA polymerase binds to the DNA and reads the sequence of nucleotide bases. It then synthesizes a strand of mRNA by matching complementary RNA bases to the DNA bases. This results in the creation of a single-stranded mRNA molecule that carries the genetic information from the DNA.